Performance Data Sheet
GE SmartWater Filtration System
GWF Cartridge
Health Claim Performance Certified by NSF/ANSI*
700% safety factors built in for unmetered usage)
Standard No. 42: Aesthetic Effects
Parameter
Chlorine
T&O
Particulate**
200,000
USEPA
MCL
Parameter
Influent
Challenge
1.9 ppm
Effluent
Average
Maximum
0.02 ppm
0.05 ppm
3,978
7,800
Standard
No. 53: Health
Effects
Influent
Effluent
% Reduction
Average
Minimum
98.90%
97.37%
98.00%
96.10%
USEPA
MCL
1 NTU ***
99.95% Reduction
15 ppb
15 ppb
0.0002 ppm
0.003 ppm
0.100 ppm
99%
Challenge
24.3 NTU
105,750
160 ppb
150 ppb
0.00062 ppm
0.0084 ppm
0.272 ppm
690 MFL/ml
Average
0.07 NTU
26
Turbidib7
Cysts
Lead at PH 6.5
1 ppb
Lead at pH 8.5
1.8 ppb
Lin&me
0.00005 ppm
Atrazine
0.002 ppm
2,4-D
0.042 ppm
Asbestos
0.32 MFL/ml
Maximum
0.1 NTU
,b,b
1 ppb
4.3 ppb
0.00005 ppm
0.003 ppm
0.090 ppm
1.2 MFL/ml
Average
99.71%
99.97%
99.37%
98.80%
91.93%
76.19%
84.89%
99.95%
Tested using a flow rate of 0.5gpm; pressure of 120psig; pH of Z5+_0.5; temp. of 20+_2.5 C
" Measurement in particles/ml
'
NTU = Nephelometric Units
% Reduction
Minimum
99.59%
99.95%
99.37%
97.13%
91.93%
64.28%
67.63%
99.82%
Operating Specifications
Capacity: certified for up to 300 gallons (1135 l) ; up to six months
for models without a replacement
filter indicator
light;
up to one year for models with a replacement
filter indicator
light
Pressure requirement:
40-120 psi (2.8-8.2 bar), non-shock
Temperature:
33-100 F (0.6-38 C)
Flow rate: 0.5 gpm (1.9 lpm)
General Installation/Operation/Maintenance
Requirements
Flush new cartridge
at full flow for 3 minutes
to purge out trapped
air.
Replace cartridge
when flow becomes
too slow.
Special Notices
Installation
instructions;
parts and se_:ice availabiliw; and standard
warran W are included with tim product
when shipped.
This drinking
water system must be maintained
according
to manufacturer's
instructions,
including
replacement
of
filter cartridges.
Do not use with water that is microbiologically
unsaD or of unknown
quality without
adequate
disinfection
before or after
the system. Systems certified for Wst reduction
m W be used on disinfected
water that m W contain filterable
Wsts.
The contaminants
or other substances
removed or reduced
by this water treatment
system are not necessarily in your water.
Check for compliance
with the state and local laws and regulations.
System
Tested
and
(]ertified
by NSF [nternational
against
ANSI/NSF
Standard
42 & 53 for the reduction
ot:
Standard
No. 42: Aesthetic
Effects
Chemical
Unit
Taste and Odor Reduction
Chlorine
Reduction,
(;lass [
Mechanical
Filtration
Unit
Particulate
Reduction,
(;lass [
Standard
No. 53: Health
Effects
Chemical
Reduction
Unit
Lead
and
Atrazine
Reduction
Lindane
and 2,_D
Reduction
Mechanical
Fihration
Unit
Turbidity
Reduction
Cyst and
Ast)estos
Reduction
Manufactured
for: General Electric Company, Louisville, KY 40225
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